FT-86 SpeedFactory Front Splitter - Pics + Data

[Takumi788]

Ordered my splitter and race kit. Pretty excited to test this at Watkins Glen in April.

[Takumi788]

Originally Posted by eric6

The splitter comes across much bigger in pictures then in real life in my opinion. I see it in pictures and think "wow that is gawdy and large", but in person, it's very aesthetically pleasing, gets tons of looks, and appears right at place on the car. I can't imagine going back to stock.

Originally Posted by Jonsey

I was like you and was concerned it would look really big, but I was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. I think it helps being black on black and it just blends in with the car.

Installed the splitter last night. You guys are 100% correct. It looks much bigger in pictures than when you are standing next to it. I will take some pictures tonight.

[Takumi788]

Love it!

[Jonsey]

Had the front splitter on the track for the first time this weekend. As others have noted, it is a bit hard to quantify the difference the splitter makes, but there is no doubt that you have more control in higher speed corners, which inspires more confidence in the car and allows you to push harder.


For example, on the track I run the most there is a fast long left handed sweeper that starts with a slow uphill and then on throttle through the rest. It is one of those corners where you go all out and hold on and never feel super stable. On Friday I did some private instruction with the track pro and after the first couple times we did it, he told me to give it more gas through that corner because we were still well within the limits. I had to tell him that I was fully on the gas. The car can now out handle what the motor is capable of giving it on that corner.


Here are two videos of running the same configuration within a month of each other and with the only differences being a slight tweak to the alignment and the addition of the front splitter. I dropped roughly 1.1 seconds (though some of that could be driver improvement). I think the speed differential through the fast corners is the most telling.


Before:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37So70RqpFA"]MSR Cresson 1.7cw (FR-S) Fastest Lap - YouTube[/ame]


After:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aabFGapUD0"]MSR Cresson 1.7CW 3-29-15 Best Lap (FR-S) - YouTube[/ame]


Also, I was able to test the durability of the splitter with an off track on Friday, survived unscathed. Tried to correct an early turn in...
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cftG6fqhJ8s"]Big Bend Spin - YouTube[/ame]

[Str8Ghostin]

Originally Posted by Takumi788

Love it!

Did you have to remove the bumper to get the arms in like that? How long did the install take you?

Looks great!!

[Takumi788]

Originally Posted by Str8Ghostin

Did you have to remove the bumper to get the arms in like that? How long did the install take you?

Looks great!!

Here are the install instructions.

I took my time with it. I spent about 3 hours on it but it can be done faster. You do have to remove the bumper which is surprisingly easy.

[FT-86 SpeedFactory]

Bump, have more of these coming in a few weeks. Pre-order yours now.

[FT-86 SpeedFactory]

On our way to Wicked Big Meet. Look forward to seeing some of you there!

[Str8Ghostin]

Got mine in the mail this week can't wait to install and see the improvements at the track! Will order race upgrade in the near future if needed

[OilFieldTrash]

Any updates on the rod ends fading?

After 8 months now, I have 1 silver, 2 pink, and 1 red. Funny thing is the red and silver are both on the splitter. Those get the most sunlight, maybe they came from different batches.

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[VerusEric]

Originally Posted by OilFieldTrash

Any updates on the rod ends fading?

After 8 months now, I have 1 silver, 2 pink, and 1 red. Funny thing is the red and silver are both on the splitter. Those get the most sunlight, maybe they came from different batches.

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I'm working on it. It's not easy to test as it's such a long time to test each different additive coating/rod end. So far I've tested 3 different clear coats with no visible improvement vs no coating. The next test is checking a different rod end manufacturer. No rod end manufacture will warranty fading or tell me if they'll last a decent amount of time before fading. So why they coat them a color that is known to fade or why they won't leave them uncoated for me to buy or why they won't anodize them with another color is beyond my scope of reasoning.

We are working on it though and have been for 6 months.

[troek]

sounds like your working with the government lol.

[phobos512]

Originally Posted by troek

sounds like your working with the government lol.

I resent that remark.

That said, should get the rods powdercoated rather than anodized. More durable, won't fade, can be easily repaired.

[Str8Ghostin]

Just finished installing the splitter and all I can say is wow, just top notch all across the board with this thing.

- Extremely easy to install, I had an idea that it wouldn't be too difficult but I didn't expect it to be THAT easy

- The fitment is fantastic, no issues whatsoever

- Looks great and is actually functional, what more could you ask for?

- Very fast shipping

Thank you for developing this!!